Elizabeth B. Kanianthra, PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
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Elizabeth B. Kanianthra

Elizabeth B. Kanianthra, PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Brain Tumor
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Dorsalgia
  • Epilepsy
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
  • Meningioma
  • Meningitis
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spondylopathies
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Procedures I perform

  • Angiogram
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Percutaneous Discectomy
  • Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
  • Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
  • Proton Beam Radiosurgery
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
  • Thoracic Spine Surgery
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Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Employee Health Plan
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Network OA
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Navigate
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • OA Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • HighMark
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Medicare Direct
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Basic
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • UHC Passport
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Beech Street PPO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Aetna HMO
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Sentara Health
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Medicare FFS
    • United Student Resources
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • POS OA
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • IH-POS
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-Indemnity
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Choice POS
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Optimum Choice
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • IH-HMO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Choice POS II
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

Education

Graduate: George Washington University (1993)